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Is it possible for a major conflict to result from occupation of the island? In 1616, around 400 Chinese soldiers were sent to it to check if there were a Jpanese threat on it while a Japanese colonization attempt of it occurred in 1679.

If Japan recognized the value in occupying a large island right next to Manchuria, perhaps earlier, and the Qings realized it, what would be the result? Is it possible for Japan to do so?
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